bounteous

[ boun-tee-uhs ]

/ ˈbaʊn ti əs /

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adjective

giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal.

freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant.

Origin of bounteous

1325–75; late Middle English (bountebounty + -ous); replacing Middle English bountevous<Middle French bontive (bontebounty + -ive, feminine of -if-ive) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM bounteous

boun·te·ous·ly, adverbboun·te·ous·ness, nouno·ver·boun·te·ous, adjectiveo·ver·boun·te·ous·ly, adverb

o·ver·boun·te·ous·ness, nounun·boun·te·ous, adjectiveun·boun·te·ous·ly, adverbun·boun·te·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby bounteous

bound hand and foot, boundless, bounds, bound up in, bound variable, bounteous, bountied, bountiful, bounty, bounty bag, bounty hunter

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Example sentences from the Web for bounteous

All agricultural and horticultural pursuits are rewarded with large growths and bounteous harvests.
Monopolies and the People|D. C. Cloud
Another feast was held, so bounteous and so magnificent that all previous feasts seemed poor and mean by comparison.
The Green Forest Fairy Book|Loretta Ellen Brady
He did not supply me with it by weight or by measure, but just as much as I could carry, he with bounteous hand consigned to me.
The Symposium|Xenophon
The rich lands, the luxuriant pastures, the bounteous harvests of corn and wheat, were great attractions.
The Land of the Miamis|Elmore Barce

Then he left the river, laid himself down among the rushes, and kissed the bounteous earth.
The Odyssey|Homer

British Dictionary definitions for bounteous

bounteous

/ (ˈbaʊntɪəs) /

adjective literary

giving freely; generousthe bounteous goodness of God

plentiful; abundant

Derived forms of bounteous

bounteously, adverbbounteousness, noun

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单词	bounteous
释义	bounteous [ boun-tee-uhs ] / ˈbaʊn ti əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bounteous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective giving or disposed to give freely; generous; liberal. freely bestowed; plentiful; abundant. Origin of bounteous 1325–75; late Middle English (bountebounty + -ous); replacing Middle English bountevous<Middle French bontive (bontebounty + -ive, feminine of -if-ive) + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM bounteous boun·te·ous·ly, adverbboun·te·ous·ness, nouno·ver·boun·te·ous, adjectiveo·ver·boun·te·ous·ly, adverb o·ver·boun·te·ous·ness, nounun·boun·te·ous, adjectiveun·boun·te·ous·ly, adverbun·boun·te·ous·ness, noun Words nearby bounteous bound hand and foot, boundless, bounds, bound up in, bound variable, bounteous, bountied, bountiful, bounty, bounty bag, bounty hunter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bounteous All agricultural and horticultural pursuits are rewarded with large growths and bounteous harvests. Monopolies and the People\|D. C. Cloud Another feast was held, so bounteous and so magnificent that all previous feasts seemed poor and mean by comparison. The Green Forest Fairy Book\|Loretta Ellen Brady He did not supply me with it by weight or by measure, but just as much as I could carry, he with bounteous hand consigned to me. The Symposium\|Xenophon The rich lands, the luxuriant pastures, the bounteous harvests of corn and wheat, were great attractions. The Land of the Miamis\|Elmore Barce Then he left the river, laid himself down among the rushes, and kissed the bounteous earth. The Odyssey\|Homer British Dictionary definitions for bounteous bounteous / (ˈbaʊntɪəs) / adjective literary giving freely; generousthe bounteous goodness of God plentiful; abundant Derived forms of bounteous bounteously, adverbbounteousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bounteous beneficent, bighearted, bountiful, charitable, giving, magnanimous, munificent, philanthropic, substantial, abounding, ample, copious, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, profuse, prolific, rich, voluminous
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bounteous

adjective

Origin of bounteous

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Example sentences from the Web for bounteous

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adjective literary

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